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How do the industrial, agricultural, and residential activities of humans most likely affect the groundwater in the area?

• The activities prevent most of the water from evaporating into the atmosphere.
• Pollutants from the activities percolate through the soil and enter the water table.
• The activities replace the groundwater used.
• All of the above

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A student drew the model below to represent a part of a watershed and some human activities that affect the watershed.

How do the industrial, agricultural, and residential activities of humans most likely affect the groundwater in the area

• The activities prevent most of the water from evaporating into the atmosphere.

• Pollutants from the activities percolate through the soil and enter the water table.

• The activities replace the groundwater used.

• All of the above

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What does urbanization means?

• A decrease in the density of people living in urban areas, often leads to the destruction of natural habits.

• An increase in the density of people living in urban areas, often leads to the destruction of natural habits.

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The process by which cities grow and develop

• Erosion

• Urbanization

• Watershed

• Deforestation

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In what ways are humans dependent on natural resources?

• clean water and air

• food and health

• Transportation

• all of these are correct

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Which of the following are causes of land pollution?

• Mining

• Increase in greenhouse gases

• Pesticides

• Landfills

• Human sewage

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Why were the Amazon fires in 2019 so much worse than usual?

• Because the weather was very hot and dry

• Because of "slash and burn" methods of agriculture

• All of the above

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Urban sprawl

• is when cities spread out using up surrounding land.

• puts a strain on existing infrastructures.

• creates an increase in pollution.

• all of these.

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Humans need fresh, clean water to survive. Which of these claims is true about fresh water?

• An unlimited amount of fresh water is available on Earth

• In some places on Earth, fresh water is being used up faster than it can be replaced.

• The global population is currently decreasing, and people are using less fresh water.

• Fresh water was once considered a renewable resource, but today it is considered an inexhaustible resource.

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Which of the following human activities would most likely lead to subsidence, the sinking of the surface of the earth?

• Excess removal of water from underground reservoirs

• Using toxic chemicals in the manufacturing of goods

• Filtering out pollutants at a water treatment plant

• Storing drinking water in small above-ground basins

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